Unlocking the potential of lignocellulosic biomass through plant science

Glucuronic Acid Moieties on Xylan Are Functionally Equivalent to O -Acetyl-Substituents

(2015) Guangyan Xiong et al.   Molecular Plant

Manipulation of Guaiacyl and Syringyl Monomer Biosynthesis in an Arabidopsis Cinnamyl Alcohol Dehydrogenase Mutant Results in Atypical Lignin Biosynthesis and Modified Cell Wall Structure

(2015) Nickolas A. Anderson et al.   PLANT CELL

An unusual xylan in Arabidopsis primary cell walls is synthesised by GUX3, IRX9L, IRX10L and IRX14

(2015) Jenny C. Mortimer et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

The Role of the Plant-Specific ALTERED XYLOGLUCAN9 Protein in Arabidopsis Cell Wall PolysaccharideO-Acetylation

(2015) Alex Schultink et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Tricin, a Flavonoid Monomer in Monocot Lignification

(2015) Wu Lan et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Life cycle assessment of lignocellulosic bioethanol: Environmental impacts and energy balance

(2015) Marjorie Morales et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Side by Side Comparison of Chemical Compounds Generated by Aqueous Pretreatments of Maize Stover, Miscanthus and Sugarcane Bagasse

(2014) Leonardo D. Gómez et al.   BioEnergy Research

Growth under field conditions affects lignin content and productivity in transgenic Populus trichocarpa with altered lignin biosynthesis

(2014) Anna T. Stout et al.   BIOMASS & BIOENERGY

Evaluation of high throughput screening methods in picking up differences between cultivars of lignocellulosic biomass for ethanol production

(2014) Jane Lindedam et al.   BIOMASS & BIOENERGY

Xylose fermentation as a challenge for commercialization of lignocellulosic fuels and chemicals

(2014) Violeta Sànchez Nogué et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS

Lignin bioengineering

(2014) Aymerick Eudes et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Re-constructing our models of cellulose and primary cell wall assembly

(2014) Daniel J Cosgrove   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

TheArabidopsisCOBRA Protein Facilitates Cellulose Crystallization at the Plasma Membrane

(2014) Nadav Sorek et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Disruption of Mediator rescues the stunted growth of a lignin-deficient Arabidopsis mutant

(2014) Nicholas D. Bonawitz et al.   NATURE

Tailoring lignin biosynthesis for efficient and sustainable biofuel production

(2014) Chang-Jun Liu et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

TheArabidopsisCellulose Synthase Complex: A Proposed Hexamer of CESA Trimers in an Equimolar Stoichiometry

(2014) Joseph L. Hill et al.   PLANT CELL

Two Arabidopsis proteins synthesize acetylated xylanin vitro

(2014) Breeanna R. Urbanowicz et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

The pattern of xylan acetylation suggests xylan may interact with cellulose microfibrils as a twofold helical screw in the secondary plant cell wall ofArabidopsis thaliana

(2014) Marta Busse-Wicher et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Mutation of the Inducible ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA CYTOCHROME P450 REDUCTASE2 Alters Lignin Composition and Improves Saccharification

(2014) L. Sundin et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Range of cell-wall alterations enhance saccharification inBrachypodium distachyonmutants

(2014) Poppy E. Marriott et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Monolignol Ferulate Transferase Introduces Chemically Labile Linkages into the Lignin Backbone

(2014) C. G. Wilkerson et al.   SCIENCE

Analysis of pectin mutants and natural accessions of Arabidopsis highlights the impact of de-methyl-esterified homogalacturonan on tissue saccharification

(2013) Fedra Francocci et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

Lignin biosynthesis perturbations affect secondary cell wall composition and saccharification yield in Arabidopsis thaliana

(2013) Rebecca Van Acker et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

Xylan biosynthesis

(2013) Emilie A Rennie et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Supercritical CO2and ionic liquids for the pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass in bioethanol production

(2013) Tingyue Gu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY

Evidence That GH115 α-Glucuronidase Activity, Which Is Required to Degrade Plant Biomass, Is Dependent on Conformational Flexibility

(2013) Artur Rogowski et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Xylan O-Acetylation Impacts Xylem Development and Enzymatic Recalcitrance as Indicated by the Arabidopsis Mutant tbl29

(2013) Guangyan Xiong et al.   Molecular Plant

The Arabidopsis DUF231 Domain-Containing Protein ESK1 Mediates 2-O- and 3-O-Acetylation of Xylosyl Residues in Xylan

(2013) Youxi Yuan et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

LACCASE Is Necessary and Nonredundant with PEROXIDASE for Lignin Polymerization during Vascular Development in Arabidopsis

(2013) Q. Zhao et al.   PLANT CELL

p-Coumaroyl-CoA:monolignol transferase (PMT) acts specifically in the lignin biosynthetic pathway inBrachypodium distachyon

(2013) Deborah L. Petrik et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Reduced Wall Acetylation Proteins Play Vital and Distinct Roles in Cell Wall O-Acetylation in Arabidopsis

(2013) Y. Manabe et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Overexpression of a BAHD Acyltransferase, OsAt10, Alters Rice Cell Wall Hydroxycinnamic Acid Content and Saccharification

(2013) L. E. Bartley et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Wide-Angle X-Ray Scattering and Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Data Combined to Test Models for Cellulose Microfibrils in Mung Bean Cell Walls

(2013) R. H. Newman et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Hemicellulose biosynthesis

(2013) Markus Pauly et al.   PLANTA

Structural characterization of a unique marine animal family 7 cellobiohydrolase suggests a mechanism of cellulase salt tolerance

(2013) M. Kern et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Improved saccharification and ethanol yield from field-grown transgenic poplar deficient in cinnamoyl-CoA reductase

(2013) R. Van Acker et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Caffeoyl Shikimate Esterase (CSE) Is an Enzyme in the Lignin Biosynthetic Pathway in Arabidopsis

(2013) R. Vanholme et al.   SCIENCE

The Cellulase-Mediated Saccharification on Wood Derived from Transgenic Low-Lignin Lines of Black Cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa)

(2012) Douyong Min et al.   APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Assessment of Genetic Variability of Cell Wall Degradability for the Selection of Alfalfa with Improved Saccharification Efficiency

(2012) Marc-Olivier Duceppe et al.   BioEnergy Research

Composition and Structure of Sugarcane Cell Wall Polysaccharides: Implications for Second-Generation Bioethanol Production

(2012) Amanda P. de Souza et al.   BioEnergy Research

Epigallocatechin gallate incorporation into lignin enhances the alkaline delignification and enzymatic saccharification of cell walls

(2012) Sasikumar Elumalai et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

Engineering of plants with improved properties as biofuels feedstocks by vessel-specific complementation of xylan biosynthesis mutants

(2012) Pia Damm Petersen et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

The impacts of deacetylation prior to dilute acid pretreatment on the bioethanol process

(2012) Xiaowen Chen et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

AtABCG29 Is a Monolignol Transporter Involved in Lignin Biosynthesis

(2012) Santiago Alejandro et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Structural changes of corn stover lignin during acid pretreatment

(2012) Geoffrey Moxley et al.   JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

Designed for deconstruction - poplar trees altered in cell wall lignification improve the efficacy of bioethanol production

(2012) Shawn D. Mansfield et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Arabidopsis GUX Proteins Are Glucuronyltransferases Responsible for the Addition of Glucuronic Acid Side Chains onto Xylan

(2012) C. Lee et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Three Arabidopsis DUF579 Domain-Containing GXM Proteins are Methyltransferases Catalyzing 4-O-Methylation of Glucuronic Acid on Xylan

(2012) C. Lee et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

An Engineered Monolignol 4-O-Methyltransferase Depresses Lignin Biosynthesis and Confers Novel Metabolic Capability in Arabidopsis

(2012) K. Zhang et al.   PLANT CELL

CHITINASE-LIKE1/POM-POM1 and Its Homolog CTL2 Are Glucan-Interacting Proteins Important for Cellulose Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis

(2012) C. Sanchez-Rodriguez et al.   PLANT CELL

Demethylesterification of the Primary Wall by PECTIN METHYLESTERASE35 Provides Mechanical Support to theArabidopsisStem

(2012) Shoko Hongo et al.   PLANT CELL

A Revised Architecture of Primary Cell Walls Based on Biomechanical Changes Induced by Substrate-Specific Endoglucanases

(2012) Y. B. Park et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

XAX1 from glycosyltransferase family 61 mediates xylosyltransfer to rice xylan

(2012) D. Chiniquy et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

4-O-methylation of glucuronic acid in Arabidopsis glucuronoxylan is catalyzed by a domain of unknown function family 579 protein

(2012) B. R. Urbanowicz et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Glycosyl transferases in family 61 mediate arabinofuranosyl transfer onto xylan in grasses

(2012) N. Anders et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Biofuels and their potential to aid the UK towards achieving emissions reduction policy targets

(2012) Adolf A. Acquaye et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

O-Acetylation of Plant Cell Wall Polysaccharides

(2012) Sascha Gille et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Analysis of Crystallinity Index and Hydrolysis Rates in the Bioenergy Crop Sorghum bicolor

(2011) Joshua P. Vandenbrink et al.   BioEnergy Research

Downregulation of Cinnamyl Alcohol Dehydrogenase (CAD) Leads to Improved Saccharification Efficiency in Switchgrass

(2011) Chunxiang Fu et al.   BioEnergy Research

Ethanol production from poplar wood through enzymatic saccharification and fermentation by dilute acid and SPORL pretreatments

(2011) Z.J. Wang et al.   FUEL

Expression of genes from the lignin synthesis pathway in guineagrass genotypes differing in cell-wall digestibility

(2011) S. S. Stabile et al.   GRASS AND FORAGE SCIENCE

Comparison of common lignin methods and modifications on forage and lignocellulosic biomass materials

(2011) Ben M Goff et al.   JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

Perturbation of Wood Cellulose Synthesis Causes Pleiotropic Effects in Transgenic Aspen

(2011) Chandrashekhar P. Joshi et al.   Molecular Plant

The Four Arabidopsis REDUCED WALL ACETYLATION Genes are Expressed in Secondary Wall-Containing Cells and Required for the Acetylation of Xylan

(2011) C. Lee et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

O-Acetylation ofArabidopsisHemicellulose Xyloglucan Requires AXY4 or AXY4L, Proteins with a TBL and DUF231 Domain

(2011) Sascha Gille et al.   PLANT CELL

Disruption of LACCASE4 and 17 Results in Tissue-Specific Alterations to Lignification of Arabidopsis thaliana Stems

(2011) S. Berthet et al.   PLANT CELL

Arabidopsis genes IRREGULAR XYLEM (IRX15) and IRX15L encode DUF579-containing proteins that are essential for normal xylan deposition in the secondary cell wall

(2011) David Brown et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Post-synthetic modification of plant cell walls by expression of microbial hydrolases in the apoplast

(2011) Gennady Pogorelko et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Loss-of-Function Mutation of REDUCED WALL ACETYLATION2 in Arabidopsis Leads to Reduced Cell Wall Acetylation and Increased Resistance to Botrytis cinerea

(2011) Y. Manabe et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Nanostructure of cellulose microfibrils in spruce wood

(2011) A. N. Fernandes et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Lignin content in natural Populus variants affects sugar release

(2011) M. H. Studer et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Hemicelluloses

(2010) Henrik Vibe Scheller et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Lignin monomer composition affects Arabidopsis cell-wall degradability after liquid hot water pretreatment

(2010) Xu Li et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

Global land-use implications of first and second generation biofuel targets

(2010) Petr Havlík et al.   ENERGY POLICY

Cellulose crystallinity - a key predictor of the enzymatic hydrolysis rate

(2010) Mélanie Hall et al.   FEBS Journal

Increase in 4-Coumaryl Alcohol Units during Lignification in Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) Alters the Extractability and Molecular Weight of Lignin

(2010) Angela Ziebell et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

The Maize Mixed-Linkage (1->3),(1->4)- -D-Glucan Polysaccharide Is Synthesized at the Golgi Membrane

(2010) N. C. Carpita et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Seed Cell Wall Storage Polysaccharides: Models to Understand Cell Wall Biosynthesis and Degradation

(2010) M. S. Buckeridge   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Absence of branches from xylan in Arabidopsis gux mutants reveals potential for simplification of lignocellulosic biomass

(2010) J. C. Mortimer et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

ATP-binding cassette-like transporters are involved in the transport of lignin precursors across plasma and vacuolar membranes

(2010) Y.-C. Miao et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Does change in accessibility with conversion depend on both the substrate and pretreatment technology?

(2009) Rajeev Kumar et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Pretreatment technologies for an efficient bioethanol production process based on enzymatic hydrolysis: A review

(2009) P. Alvira et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Genetic modification in cellulose-synthase reduces crystallinity and improves biochemical conversion to fermentable sugar

(2009) DARBY HARRIS et al.   Global Change Biology Bioenergy

Loosening Xyloglucan Accelerates the Enzymatic Degradation of Cellulose in Wood

(2009) Rumi Kaida et al.   Molecular Plant

KORRIGAN1 and its Aspen Homolog PttCel9A1 Decrease Cellulose Crystallinity in Arabidopsis Stems

(2009) Junko Takahashi et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Down-Regulation of PoGT47C Expression in Poplar Results in a Reduced Glucuronoxylan Content and an Increased Wood Digestibility by Cellulase

(2009) C. Lee et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Mutations in the cinnamate 4-hydroxylase gene impact metabolism, growth and development in Arabidopsis

(2009) Anthony L. Schilmiller et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Plant cell wall reconstruction toward improved lignocellulosic production and processability

(2009) Miron Abramson et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Down-regulation of four putative arabinoxylan feruloyl transferase genes from family PF02458 reduces ester-linked ferulate content in rice cell walls

(2009) Fernando Piston et al.   PLANTA

Engineering the cell wall by reducing de-methyl-esterified homogalacturonan improves saccharification of plant tissues for bioconversion

(2009) V. Lionetti et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Complete Fermentation of Xylose and Methylglucuronoxylose Derived from Methylglucuronoxylan by Enterobacter asburiae Strain JDR-1

(2008) C. Bi et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Pectin structure and biosynthesis

(2008) D MOHNEN   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Unique aspects of the grass cell wall

(2008) J VOGEL   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Expression of a fungal ferulic acid esterase increases cell wall digestibility of tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea)

(2008) Marcia M. de O. Buanafina et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL